The Hokkaido government returned a hunting rifle to a hunter after a court ruled the revocation of his license was illegal.

The Hokkaido government has returned a hunting rifle to a 77-year-old hunter following a court ruling that set aside the revocation of his license after he shot a bear at the request of local authorities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/09/japan/society/hokkaido-returns-rifle-to-hunter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hokkaido #bears #hunting #japanesecourts

https://www.alojapan.com/1473665/hokkaido-returns-rifle-to-hunter-after-court-set-aside-revocation-of-his-license/ Hokkaido returns rifle to hunter after court set aside revocation of his license #Bears #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Hunting #JapaneseCourts #news #北海道 SUNAGAWA, HOKKAIDO – The Hokkaido Prefectural Government on Thursday apologized and returned a hunting rifle to a 77-year-old hunter following a Supreme Court ruling that found the revocation of his hunting gun license illegal. Haruo Ikegami, head of the Sunagawa branch of the Hokkaido hunting soc